Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Tuesday, 19 May 2026

The forthcoming exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum


ArtNet has an article about the plans for the display of the Bayeux Tapestry in the major exhibition that will begin in September 10 and run from the autumn until next summer at the British Museum.

Not only will the Tapestry be on display, lying rather than hanging, but also objects either related to it as sources for the details of ships and clothing but also coins of the period and archival material.  

The report about the plans can be seen at British Museum Unveils Elaborate Display for Bayeux Tapestry 

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